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Runningc Head:c CONVERSIONc TESTIMONY
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LIBERTYc UNIVERSITYc SCHOOLc OFc DIVINITY
Conversionc Testimony
Submittedc toc Dr.c Robertc Cowman,c inc partialc fulfillment
ofc thec requirementsc forc thec completionc ofc thec course
EVANc 525c C02
Contemporaryc Evangelism
CONVERSIONc TESTIMONY
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1. “Ic havec notc alwaysc beenc ac Christian.”
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Russianc orthodox.c Whilec growingc up,c Ic personallyc believedc inc Jesusc Christc andc triedc toc bec ac
goodc andc obedientc Christianc girlc byc goingc toc thec churchc everyc Sundayc andc doingc
confessionsc onc ac regularc basis.c Evenc thoughc Ic wantedc toc readc thec Biblec toc feelc closerc toc thec
Almighty,c itc wasc notc encouragedc inc myc homec (Biblec Versesc Ofc Comfortc Forc Personsc Withc
Ac Mentalc Illness,c N.D.).c So,c Ic believedc thatc byc simplyc listeningc toc whatc thec priestsc taughtc inc
thec sermonsc Ic wouldc getc ac deeperc insightc intoc thec wordsc ofc Christ.c
2. “Ic realizedc Ic neededc Jesusc andc receivedc Himc intoc myc life
Atc thec agec ofc 10,c ac numberc ofc changesc tookc placec inc myc lifec whichc changedc myc
equationc andc relationshipc withc Jesusc Christ.c Myc fatherc tookc thec decisionc toc placec mec inc ac
privatec Christianc school.c Beforec me,c noc onec inc myc familyc hadc studiedc inc ac Christianc schoolc
beforec soc itc wasc ac majorc changec forc mec asc wellc asc myc family.c Ic hadc heardc ofc Christianc
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questionsc startedc toc botherc mec suchc asc whyc thec churchc whichc Ic visitedc withc myc familyc wasc
completelyc differentc thanc thatc ofc thec school.c Duringc ac moralc sciencec class,c onec ofc myc
teachersc statedc thatc itc isc extremelyc importantc forc everyonec toc havec ac closec relationshipc withc
Jesusc Christ.c Shec saidc thatc ifc wec preachc Jesusc sincerelyc thenc wec canc hearc hisc voicec whilec
readingc hisc wordsc andc messagec (Biblec Versesc Ofc Comfortc Forc Personsc Withc Ac Mentalc
Illness,c N.D.).c Jesusc isc thec ultimatec truthc thatc existedc andc onec couldc goc toc heavenc onlyc byc
havingc completec faithc inc Christc andc hisc deathc andc resurrection.c Thisc insightc ofc thec teacherc
playedc ac keyc rolec toc moldc myc thinkingc aboutc Christianity.c Ic wantedc toc startc havingc personalc
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CONVERSIONc TESTIMONY
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wasc ac goodc Christianc girlc butc thec viewsc ofc myc teacherc madec mec thinkc thatc Ic knewc veryc littlec
aboutc Christianityc andc Jesusc Christ.c
Inc orderc toc addressc thec questionsc andc thoughtsc thatc botheredc me,c Ic madec itc ac pointc toc
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Christ.c Shec showedc mec somec Biblec versesc likec Johnc 3:16,c Johnc 14:6,c andc Romansc 3:23.c Itc
tookc mec twoc monthsc toc studyc thesec versesc andc understandc thec wordsc andc messagec ofc thec
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3. “Thec biggestc changec Ic havec noticedc inc myc life
Afterc knowingc Jesusc atc ac personalc level,c numerousc changesc tookc placec inc myc life.c
Butc thec biggestc changec thatc Ic noticedc inc myc lifec wasc thec improvedc psychologicalc well-being.c
Ic wasc anc extremelyc nervousc childc whoc wouldc getc stressedc easilyc withoutc anyc apparentc
reason.c Butc oncec Ic becomec closerc toc thec Lord,c myc mindc wasc calmc andc Ic couldc respondc toc
situationsc inc ac properc manner.c Thec morec Ic prayed,c thec morec Ic feltc thatc myc mentalc healthc wasc
improvingc andc Ic couldc focusc onc thingsc betterc (Biblec Versesc Ofc Comfortc Forc Personsc Withc Ac
Mentalc Illness,c N.D.).c
Psalmc 46:1-3c helpedc mec ac greatc deal.c Itc statedc thatc ‘Godc isc ourc refugec andc strength,c ac
veryc pleasantc helpc inc trouble.”c Thec wordsc helpedc mec toc calmc myc mindc andc relyc onc Godc inc
thec momentsc ofc stressc andc worries.c
CONVERSIONc TESTIMONY
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Reference
Biblec Versesc Ofc Comfortc Forc Personsc Withc Ac Mentalc Illness.c (N.D.).c Retrievedc fromc
http://www.mentalhealthministries.net/resources/brochures/scriptures_for_comfort/scri
pture_comfort.pdf
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